Sheep
Australian bill aimed at ending live sheep exports moves forward
The Australian House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at banning live sheep exports by sea from May 1, 2028....
RSPCA
Rural Life
Footage shows British police car used to ram escaped cow
Police in Surrey, England are conducting an investigation after an escaped cow was rammed by a police car. The police...
Sheep
Australian live sheep exports by sea to be phased out by 2028
The export of live sheep by sea from Australia will end on in 2028, the Australian government has announced. A...
Agri-Business
No 'significant' concerns for livestock stuck on ship off Australia
Following the return of a ship to Australia that was en route to the Middle East, the Australian Department of...
Rural Life
Appeal for information after calves beheaded in UK
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is appealing for information after two calves were beheaded...
Agri-Business
UK animal charity wound up amid allegations of 'serious mismanagement'
A Lincolnshire animal charity which raised more than £10 million in just over a decade has been wound up after...
Rural Life
RSPCA calls for higher animal welfare standards for public sector food
The RSPCA is calling for UK Government Buying Standards to be overhauled to ensure food served in hospitals and schools...
Rural Life
RSPCA saves 12 stranded sheep in flood rescue mission
A number of sheep had to be rescued in an operation that lasted two and a half hours in Wales,...
Rural Life
Rescue mission enters 3rd day for 60 sheep trapped on sea cliff
A rescue operation to save 60 sheep trapped on a sea cliff has entered a third day across the water...
Beef
Calls for non-stun slaughter to be banned in the UK
The UK government is being called on to repeal a legal exemption that permits animals to be slaughtered without pre-stunning,...
Rural Life
Pigs found 'eating the remains of dead animals' on horrific Bristol holding
Three people involved in the running of a Bristol farm where pigs were seen eating the remains of dead animals...
N.Ireland
Four Northern Ireland dairy farms among first to be RSPCA-assured for welfare
Four Northern Ireland dairy farmers are among the first in the UK to be given the RSPCA’s seal of approval...
Rural Life
Poll: Should animal welfare officers have the power to enter private property?
It recently emerged that talks were ongoing relating to whether or not animal welfare inspectors in the UK should be given...
Rural Life
Video: Sheep rescued from cliff face after being chased by dog
A sheep has been dramatically rescued from a cliff face in Wales after being chased by a dog, the Royal...
Pig/Poultry
Video: 1,000 abandoned chicks 'put to sleep' in the UK due to bird flu risk
Some 1,000 chicks which were abandoned in the UK recently have been ‘put to sleep’ due to a case of...